Elbow-Toe is AGAST
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Just a reminder ELBOW-TOE is participating in A.G.A.S.T
(Annual Gowanus Artist Studio Tour).
The dates of the studio tour are Saturday and Sunday October 17 – 18 from 1 – 6 pm.
At this event, you will have the unique opportunity to get
small (Recession Sized) versions of ELBOW-TOE pieces at
extremely friendly (Recession Priced) prices. He will be
selling 10 different prints from his latest street work as well
as some oldies but goodies. They will be limited to editions of 30.
He will be setting up an ETSY store to make the ease of purchasing
more convenient for you. Once that is established we will be
integrating a shop section to the site, so check back often.
For more information on on A.G.A.S.T, please visit
GowanusArtists.com where you can download a pdf map
for the entire 2 day event.
https://www.elbow-toe.com
https://www.flickr.com/photos/guy_on_the_streets/
http://street-fodder.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/elbowtoe
New York Marble Cemetery Walls
Monday, October 12th, 2009
The inner entrance gate to the New York Marble Cemetery off Second Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets in the East Village. This was during Open House New York.
The back of the cemetery is preserved much as it was before the restoration. You are not allowed to touch any of the walls as much of the mortar has deteriorated to sand. The walls were repaired with whatever was available over the years.
The cemetery is available for weddings and events. You can get it for the day at the price of a rushed half hour in Central Park. Personally, I would be too much be imagining cracking the stone slab covering the vault entrances while doing the Hokey Pokey.
On the right you can see a bit of the old marble slabs embedded into the wall identifying the location of family vaults.
A portion of the wall has collapsed, the portion separating the cemetery from the Men’s Shelter. Late night parties are rumored.
Article about the cemetery on Scouting NYC
Samantha Raven – New York City Marble Cemetery – OHNY
Sunday, October 11th, 2009I went to the New York City Marble Cemetery on East Second Street today during Open House New York, and got to see where Samantha Raven hangs. It is as I suspected, she is in the eastern portion, not visible from the street. Samantha was fairly tolerant, letting me get about ten feet from her. Being that close I could see that it is her right wing that is broken. I don’t think it is possible for her to stalk and kill a pigeon, as some have claimed, she is just not agile enough. Though, I have seen her scavenging a pigeon, already deceased.
I was not able to learn much about Samantha’s situation, other than that she is a rescue animal with a broken wing and that her name is Samantha, not Emily as I was earlier told. Also the raven may be from Wyoming and not Utah as I earlier reported, or maybe neither, not that it really matters.
Not to be confused with The New York Marble Cemetery, a short distance away on Second Avenue.
Update: On my Flickr stream someone identifying themselves as Samantha’s Surgardaddy says: “her wing’s not broken…. rather, aggressive tendon strain that appears to be improving to a point, that after a year and a half of “rest,” she may soon be able to fly on from this block… She was brought from Jackson Hole, WY, mid-June ’08. She entered Marble Cemetery April ’09. Richard, the squirrel and pigeon feeder, is the singular individual claiming to have seen her actually kill a pigeon… on further questioning it appears that he had his back turned when she made the supposed “kill”…. The greater likelihood it that the carcass was dropped from above by a hawk finished with its “snack.” Yesterday, Samantha did recover the the sun-dried carcass of a squirrel that was left high in the trees….. I DID see this… my back was not turned…. The Common Raven likes its dinner dead… preferring someone else to do the work…. And, Yes… the red-tailed hawk, yesterday, was spectacular…. hanging in there for a good 2+ hours, despite throngs of high-speed dogs,…. and was, no doubt, considering “dropping” another pigeon so as to fuel further false indictment of Samantha.”
Gnarled Tree – Avenue A
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Very twisted and fairly old survivor of life on the streets in the East Village. Just north of Houston Street on Avenue A.
Tagged Pony
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
The enigmatic pony ride of East Second Street is getting tagged. The most mysterious tag is the one on the left front leg that looks like a musical symbol, but is not.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_musical_symbols
The orange splotch at the base is part of a nearby sidewalk splat.
Look at the heavy electric motor needed to power the ride. Also note the unbalanced flywheel that lent extra power for the upward stroke.
Sidewalk Splats
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
My guess is intentional not accidental. I’ve seen one other in the neighborhood. Reminds me of the MOMO giant orange dribble tag of a couple years back.
